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'''Geran''' ([[Olgish Languages|Olgish]] ''Gäran'' [ˈgɛ.ɾɑn], English also [ˈʤɛ.ɹɑn]) is one of the seven major regions of [[Elondor]], located between the rivers [[Ilathw]] and [[Kalpa]]. Adjacent to both the [[Olgish Peoples|Olgish]] and the [[Aribelians|Aribelian]] domain of influence, it was a space of encounter between peoples for most of its history and is considered the homeland of the [[Kalparians]], [[Norians]], [[Yamenaens]], and [[Wertians|Wertian Olgs]] and often thought the place of origin of the Aribelian people. It was one of the first regions to join the Lécaronian Empire in 1312 E.B., under the name of '''Province II Geran''', initially excluding the Kalpa Valley and the coast of the Kalparian Sea north of Antarea, which only became part of the province in 614 L.R. | '''Geran''' ([[Olgish Languages|Olgish]] ''Gäran'' [ˈgɛ.ɾɑn], English also [ˈʤɛ.ɹɑn]) is one of the seven major regions of [[Elondor]], located between the rivers [[Ilathw]] and [[Kalpa]] and the [[Kalparian Sea]]. Adjacent to both the [[Olgish Peoples|Olgish]] and the [[Aribelians|Aribelian]] domain of influence, it was a space of encounter between peoples for most of its history and is considered the homeland of the [[Kalparians]], [[Norians]], [[Yamenaens]], and [[Wertians|Wertian Olgs]] and often thought the place of origin of the Aribelian people. It was one of the first regions to join the [[Lécaronian Empire]] in 1312 E.B., under the name of '''Province II Geran''', initially excluding the Kalpa Valley and the coast of the Kalparian Sea north of [[Antarea]], which only became part of the province in 614 L.R. | ||
==Etymology and Names== | ==Etymology and Names== | ||
The oldest known mention of the name is found in the inscription on the [[Menhir of Nambara]], dated to the 10th century B.E.B., which credits [[Nambara]], then ruler of a petty kingdom along the lower Ilathw, with | The oldest known mention of the name is found in the inscription on the [[Menhir of Nambara]], dated to the 10th century B.E.B., which credits [[Nambara]], then ruler of a petty kingdom along the lower Ilathw, with | ||
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The Niom Bálin continues west from Daernis past Inverydd in the Gap of Hajalad into the western part of the region, of the same name. ''Hajalad'' is of Geranian Olgish original, understood to mean ‘wealthy coast’<ref>cf. Olgish ''Haj-Gëlad'' or ''Hagëlad'' ‘emminent shore’</ref>. The area is, aptly, characterized by the merchant cities along its coast, including Antarea, Bernab, and Cas Dárin, and renowned for its urban wealth and cultural diversity, although the countryside is mostly barren and impoverished. The regions draws south further on this side of the Ílgarian Forest, reaching the Ilathw in its lower valley at Dárinsford and bordering the county of Tarébras in Belkondíl. To the west, the Runian coastline forms the Bight of Hajalad, containing the Norides archipelago. Its northern boundary is the Kalparian Sea, hemmed by the two branches of the Nukna and the Gulf of Ianna with the city of the same name in between. | The Niom Bálin continues west from Daernis past Inverydd in the Gap of Hajalad into the western part of the region, of the same name. ''Hajalad'' is of Geranian Olgish original, understood to mean ‘wealthy coast’<ref>cf. Olgish ''Haj-Gëlad'' or ''Hagëlad'' ‘emminent shore’</ref>. The area is, aptly, characterized by the merchant cities along its coast, including Antarea, Bernab, and Cas Dárin, and renowned for its urban wealth and cultural diversity, although the countryside is mostly barren and impoverished. The regions draws south further on this side of the Ílgarian Forest, reaching the Ilathw in its lower valley at Dárinsford and bordering the county of Tarébras in Belkondíl. To the west, the Runian coastline forms the Bight of Hajalad, containing the Norides archipelago. Its northern boundary is the Kalparian Sea, hemmed by the two branches of the Nukna and the Gulf of Ianna with the city of the same name in between. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
The climate across most of Geran is harsh, as will all regions along the coast of the Runion. Vegetation is sparse in most areas except for the fertile Ilathw Valley and the sheltered landscapes along the Black Mountains and the Ílgarian Woods, the latter the third largest coherent forest system, after the Forest of Rûldor in Seligon and the Rouningwood in Belkdoníl. Temperatures | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||